Canada Manufacturing PMI surveys factory purchasing managers on output, orders and hiring; a reading above 50 means manufacturing is expanding and below 50 means it is contracting.
Actual
51.5
Forecast
52.9
Previous
53.0
Source: S&P Global. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
Canada Manufacturing PMI for September 2026 came in at 51.5 versus 52.9 expected (previous 53.0), below forecast, which was negative for the CAD.
What it meant for the Canadian Dollar
The actual landed below the 52.9 forecast (1.4 below expectations). A reading above forecast is generally bullish for the CAD, and below forecast bearish. On this release the read was negative for the CAD.
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